E3 2018 (Page 3)

Name: E3 2018
Start: 2018-06-12
End: 2018-06-15
Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, United States, North America

E3 2018 takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, United States on 12th June 2018

Start date June 12, 2018

End date June 15, 2018

Location Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, United States, North America, United States

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E3 2018 Feed

Feature

Halo Infinite, Gears trio and Cyberpunk 2077 lead Xbox's E3 2018 line-up

Every major announcements from the platform holder's press conference

June 10, 2018 James Batchelor

News

Microsoft super-sizes first-party studio system

Xbox One maker acquires Ninja Theory, Playground Games, Compulsion Games, and Undead Labs, establishes new studio The Initiative

June 10, 2018 Brendan Sinclair

News

EA CEO's damage control speech: “We want to be better”

Andrew Wilson stresses that publisher does not want to give paying players unfair advantages following last year's loot box fiasco

June 9, 2018 James Batchelor

News

EA touts "profound impact" of streaming and subscription, announces Origin Access Premier

New PC service gives players instant access to Battlefield and FIFA 19 at launch, with publisher promising streaming option in future

June 9, 2018 James Batchelor

Feature

Anthem deep dive, Jedi: Fallen Order and EA Originals lead publisher's E3 2018 showcase

Surprise launch of Unravel Two and tease for Respawn's long-awaited Star Wars project break up usual round of sports titles

June 9, 2018 James Batchelor

News

E3 2018: Watch the Bethesda press conference here

After an uneven last 12 months, Bethesda has started confidently with Rage 2 and a new Fallout game - but what else does it have in store?

June 9, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

News

E3 2018: Watch the Xbox press conference here

Microsoft will need more than Forza and Crackdown to emerge from E3 with much credit - expect the return of some major IPs

June 9, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

News

E3 2018: Watch the Electronic Arts conference here

Anthem and the latest from EA Originals are likely to be highlights of EA's annual showcase - starts Saturday June 9 at 11:00 PST / 19:00 BST

June 8, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

News

ESA Foundation launches "We Are" diversity initiative

Red Bull Media House is partner on an initiative that will launch at E3 and continue into 2019

June 8, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

News

Microsoft pushes Crackdown 3 to February 2019

Delay to fan favourite confirmed, leaving a hole in the Xbox first-party line-up for 2018

June 8, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

Feature

Xbox has everything to prove at E3

The E3 playing field has rarely been so uneven; Sony's strong position means it needs to do very little, while Microsoft arrives in LA with a heavy weight of expectation

June 8, 2018 Rob Fahey

News

E3 2018: When and where to watch all the press conferences

Full details of all the major showcases from Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo and more ahead of next week's expo

June 6, 2018 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

News

Arena of Valor tournament will mark Tencent's E3 debut

Partnership with ESL will see playoffs hosted in Los Angeles ahead of next month's $550,000 World Cup

June 6, 2018 James Batchelor

Stub

Limited Run Games to host own E3 press conference

US indie publisher follows in the footsteps of Devolver

June 5, 2018 Press Release

News

The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: E3 Expectations (2018 Edition)

Download now for our best bets on what we can expect to see next week and how the biggest games firms can most impress the industry

June 4, 2018 James Batchelor

News

Bethesda stream for new Fallout game pulls 2m unique viewers

“We have had over two million unique visitors to this stream to watch, I don't know what, nothing,” said Bethesda Game Studios' Todd Howard

May 31, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

News

Sony will show no new hardware at E3 2018

E3 press conference will focus on deep dives into four first-party software titles

May 11, 2018 Rebekah Valentine

Stub

Square Enix holds its own E3 event

After skipping last year, publisher returns with pre-recorded Showcase event set to stream at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 11

May 8, 2018 Brendan Sinclair

Feature

The Division 2 “is like a second marriage”

Massive's David Polfeldt talks us through his team's 'endgame first' mentality and why the first Division could last longer than we expect

Aug. 21, 2018 James Batchelor

Feature

Dying Light 2's choices will power “the ultimate vision for the open world”

Techland's Adrian Ciszewski details how the upcoming 'narrative sandbox' enables players to manipulate a zombie-filled city

Aug. 15, 2018 James Batchelor

Feature

GOG: Streaming is another layer of DRM

Head of global communication Lukasz Kukawski says streaming won't take over game distribution, talks about storefront's approach to discoverability and audience expansion

Aug. 13, 2018 Brendan Sinclair

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Streaming will happen, just a matter of when - EA

Executive VP of strategic growth Matt Bilbey sees streaming-capable smart TVs eliminating traditional consoles in 10 years, discusses "EA moral compass" after Star Wars: Battlefront 2 loot box backlash

Aug. 7, 2018 Brendan Sinclair

Feature

The chart-topping return of Dontnod Entertainment

CEO Oskar Guilbert discusses the Life Is Strange studio's growth and the stories it can tell beyond games

July 25, 2018 James Batchelor

Feature

Bandai Namco: “We want 50% of our games to be new IP”

Digital and marketing VP Hervé Hoerdt details how the Japanese publisher plans to create new brands that yield movies, toys and more

July 23, 2018 James Batchelor

Feature

Taking stock after five years of ID@Xbox

Chris Charla talks about the program's biggest successes, pain points, and the conventional wisdom on when to announce and release independent games

July 18, 2018 Brendan Sinclair

Feature

Fallout 76 and the thrill of 'stranger danger'

Bethesda's Pete Hines discusses how the publisher's previous RPGs have been cheating players - and how its next title resolves this

July 18, 2018 James Batchelor

Feature

How Remedy is taking Control of its own destiny

CEO Tero Virtala on the Finnish developer's plans for its newest IP and the lessons learned from its Microsoft collaborations

July 16, 2018 James Batchelor

Feature

id Software: Avoiding cannibalization in the post-apocalypse

Tim Willits on the role of Fallout 76 in Rage 2's pre-E3 reveal, and why id no longer uses its tech to sell its games

July 9, 2018 Brendan Sinclair

Feature

The negativity of Keita Takahashi

The developer behind Wattam and Katamari Damacy has spent his career trying to show the potential of games, but doesn't think he's been successful

July 5, 2018 Brendan Sinclair

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E3 2018 has GameStop “looking forward to an incredible Q4”

Leading retailer shares pre-order reactions to the biggest announcements, and how publishers will benefit from a wider spread of releases

July 4, 2018 James Batchelor

Feature

For EA and loot boxes, "Fair is the number one thing"

Chief design officer Patrick Söderlund discusses EA's current thinking around monetization and its future ambitions for streaming

June 21, 2018 Brendan Sinclair

Feature

The blood, sweat and tears behind Cyberpunk 2077

CEO Marcin Iwiński on the effort CD Projekt Red is putting into meeting expectations for its ambitious sci-fi RPG

June 21, 2018 James Batchelor

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Why Unravel Two is not on Nintendo Switch

Coldwood Interactive tells us how the console's simpler hardware would have delayed the surprise launch by six months

June 20, 2018 James Batchelor

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E3 2018: Every major announcement and release date

Worried you missed something last week? Check out our handy guide to all the big news from Los Angeles

June 19, 2018 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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E3 2018: Microsoft finally comes out of its "self-imposed damage control position"

Industry analysts on Sony's muted E3 briefing, and why it's too soon to know if Microsoft's studio acquisitions will be proved "smart or dumb"

June 18, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

Opinion

The GamesIndustry.biz E3 Award Winners

Our editorial team picks the best of the best from E3 2018

June 15, 2018 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

Feature

Streaming could be key to Xbox reclaiming the lead from PlayStation

Industry analysts see Microsoft as well positioned to be the leader in game streaming, in a way that Sony will struggle to emulate

June 15, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

Feature

E3 2018: Starting next-gen hype early is bad for business

Casual references toward next-gen consoles and games risks overshadowing the huge releases coming in 2018

June 15, 2018 Rob Fahey

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PlayStation briefing a response to "shallow" E3 press conferences

Sony Worldwide Studios' Michael Denny addresses disappointment over this week's more focused showcase

June 14, 2018 James Batchelor

Feature

E3 2018: Cyberpunk 2077 astounds, but so do the crowds

Dispatches from the show floor, where E3 continues to struggle with delivering a satisfying show for the public

June 14, 2018 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

Opinion

Is Nintendo Switch in trouble?

After a slight E3 showcase, investors and analysts are concerned over Switch sales. But are they right?

June 14, 2018 Christopher Dring

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Xbox's evolving first-party strategy

Chief marketing officer Mike Nichols explains Microsoft's "forward-leaning pivot" in how it has viewed its game studios this generation, and why it just added five more to the operation

June 13, 2018 Brendan Sinclair

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Even Assassin's Creed is a live service now

Ubisoft's push for longer engagement continues in Odyssey, says Ubisoft's Alain Corre, with plans for weekly content updates

June 13, 2018 James Batchelor